Anthony Joshua has declared that he should be the WBC heavyweight champion after his destructive knockout victory over Francis Ngannou on Friday.
‘AJ’ earned a vicious second round stoppage over Ngannou, knocking down the former UFC titleholder three times on his way to the dominant win.
It was a contrasting performance from Ngannou, who in his professional boxing debut in October, shocked the world when he dropped Tyson Fury on his way to a narrow split decision loss.
‘The Gypsy King’ is the current WBC heavyweight champion, and that’s why Joshua feels he should now hold that title, as he explained in his post-fight press conference, which was captured by Boxing Social.
“Francis Ngannou beat the WBC heavyweight champion of the world, I should be WBC heavyweight champion of the world. I think he beat the WBC heavyweight champion of the world.”
While Joshua may have poked fun at Fury, he was still full of praise for Ngannou despite the knockout.
“He’s a great fighter, he’s a dreamer, a risk taker, his story shouldn’t be clouded by tonight. He’s come a long way and he’s still got a long way to go.”
Joshua is now set to potentially face the winner of the undisputed heavyweight title showdown between Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, but with a rematch between the two men also planned, ‘AJ’ may choose to stay busy and face someone else in the interim.
